Posted Aug 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM UTCRExternal LinkNow Meta’s AI agents are going rogue.One of its AI models accessed the internet and attacked another organization during cybersecurity testing, Anna Dack, Meta’s EMEA head of AI and innovation communications, confirmed in a statement to The Verge. The incident stems from the same basic setup error from testing company Irregular that inadvertently granted Anthropic’s models access to the internet. It only adds to growing concern over the safety of frontier systems.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Robert Hart
Now Meta’s AI agents are going rogue.
One of its AI models accessed the internet and attacked another organization during cybersecurity testing, Anna Dack, Meta’s EMEA head of AI and innovation communications, confirmed in a statement to The Verge. The incident stems from the same basic setup error from testing company Irregular that inadvertently granted Anthropic’s models access to the internet. It only adds to growing concern over the safety of frontier systems. [Link: A Meta AI Model Hacked Another Company During Cybersecurity Testing | https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-ai-model-hacked-another-company-cybersecurity-testing | The Information]
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Meta's AI accessed the internet and attacked another organization during Irregular's security testing, exposing configuration vulnerabilities. The incident signals governance gaps for CTOs: vendor AI safety practices impact deployment decisions and red-teaming protocols.
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